Get help with improving our schools

Every child has the right to enter a safe learning environment where they can thrive. Yet so many students still feel afraid and unprepared. Too many teachers fight for better classroom conditions. The local resources here can help parents, kids, and educators keep conversations going. Together we can all help make Bay Area schools better.

This list will keep growing, so if you know of a resource we've missed, scroll to to the bottom of this page to make a suggestion.

Stoneman Douglas Victims' FundDonations raised here will be used to provide relief and financial support to the victims and families of the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb 14, 2018.https://www.gofundme.com/stonemandouglasvictimsfund

ENOUGH: National School Walkout - 3/14/2018Women's March Youth EMPOWER is calling for students, teachers, school administrators, parents and allies to take part in a #NationalSchoolWalkout for 17 minutes at 10am across every time zone on March 14, 2018 to protest Congress' inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.https://www.actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/enough-national-school-walkout

Safe School Helpline The Helpline is a 24/7 communication service that provides children with the opportunity to anonymously report wrongdoing, bullying, and negative issues that would impede the learning process. They also empower school administrators to make proactive decisions.Phone: 800-325-4381 or 614-760-2820http://www.schoolhelpline.com/

The Coalition to Support Grieving StudentsThe Coalition's purpose is to create and share a set of industry-endorsed resources that will empower school communities across America in the ongoing support of their grieving students. They have created Crisis & Special Circumstances Modules which have resource for death and school crisis and talking with children.Phone: 877-53-NCSCB (2722)https://grievingstudents.org/

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events. Their page offers descriptive summaries of some of the clinical treatments, mental health interventions, and other trauma-informed service approaches.Phone: 310-235-2633http://www.nctsn.org/

The National School Safety Center (NSSC)NSSC provides school communities and their school safety partners with quality information, resources, consultation, and training services.Phone: 805-373-9977http://www.schoolsafety.us/

Safe and Sound SchoolsCreated by the parents, educators, and community members of Newton, CT, after the tragedy at Sandy Hook in 2012. They have created an extensive resource library, share inspiring ideas on how to make schools safer, and a variety of helpful toolkits.https://www.safeandsoundschools.org/

KaraLocated in Palo Alto, Kara provides comprehensive grief support, crisis intervention and education to individuals and communities facing the difficult realities of death and dying. They host Camp Erin: a free, weekend grief camp designed for children ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of a family member or friend.https://kara-grief.org/

Safe Routes to School (San Francisco)Works toward making walking and bicycling to school safer and more accessible for children.http://www.sfsaferoutes.org/

American Psychological AssociationTheir Psychology Help Center is an online consumer resource featuring information related to psychological issues affecting daily physical and emotional well-being. Their help center has articles discussing how to help children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting.http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/aftermath.aspx

Morningside Center for Teaching Social ResponsibilityNational organization that partners with educators to create collaborative, effective, and equitable classrooms, help young people and adults learn the social and emotional skills, and provide guidelines with helpful suggestions for discussing upsetting issues in the news.

The National Education Association: Healthy Futures Improving Schools, Improving life They create engaging, research-based resources for all school employees. They offer a variety of user-friendly resources appropriate for families and school employees in areas such as school safety, mental health, and wellness.http://healthyfutures.nea.org/get-informed/school-safety/

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)OVC administers the Crime Victims Fund (Known simply as "The Fund"), which is financed by fines and penalties paid by convicted federal offenders, not from tax dollars. They raise awareness about victims' issues, promote compliance with victims' rights laws, and provides training and technical assistance and publications and products to victim assistance professionals.https://ovc.gov/pubs/mvt-toolkit/victim-assistance.html

Crisis Management InstituteTheir services include free resources, on site crisis response, trauma intervention and violence prevention at the time of need anywhere in the world, as well as training and technical assistance in planning and development stageshttp://www.cmionline.com/free-resources/

National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder The National Center for PTSD is dedicated to research and education on trauma and PTSD. They work to assure that the latest research findings help those exposed to trauma.

Challenge DayIt provides youth and their communities with experiential programs that demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth and full expression.https://www.challengeday.org/

The Shared Grief Project They share the stories of individuals who have experienced a major loss at an early age and have gone on to live healthy, happy and successful lives. They also have resources and guides online.http://sharedgrief.org/

The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement (NCSCB)NCSCB at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is dedicated to helping schools support their students through crisis and loss through free immediate technical assistance and training to schools and communities that are responding to crises, free education materials, guidelines and resources.

The Moyer FoundationThe mission is to provide comfort, hope and healing to children and families affected by grief and addiction. They have the largest national bereavement program for youth grieving the death of a significant person in their lives.https://moyerfoundation.org/camps-programs/camp-erin/

California Safe Schools CoalitionProtecting students from discrimination and harassment based on actual and perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.http://www.casafeschools.org/

Bullying, violence at home or in the workplace, school safety, human rights. We don't have all the answers, but we do have a lot of local resources to help you navigate some of the biggest challenges in our communities and to also find an ally and get help. These lists will keep growing, so if you know of a resource we've missed, here's how you can make a suggestion.